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Countdown presenter Rachel Riley returned to the show with a special guest – her baby daughter Maven.

Italy has sought to rally international support for its coronavirus containment efforts as the number of cases reached 400 and the UN's health agency urged an increased response.

Fears are intensifying over the spread of coronavirus in Europe as France reported its second death and the number of people in Italy with the virus continues to climb.

The Spanish government has cancelled the participation of Placido Domingo in Madrid's La Zarzuela light opera after the singer said he accepted “full responsibility” for actions that led to accusations...

Traders in Europe started the day in the same spirits as they had the rest of the week – selling over concerns that Covid-19 was turning into a pandemic, with...

Jacob Rees-Mogg posed with packets of ready salted crisps in an apparent follow up to a picture of fellow cabinet member Rishi Sunak with a bag of Yorkshire Tea.

On March 1, 2001, the front page of the Irish Independent screamed 'The plague is here' as the first case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on the island of Ireland.

Smaller businesses are turning to alternative ways of financing in much larger numbers than five years ago, as traditional lending flatlines, according to a new report.

Three Russian citizens on the ‘Diamond Princess' cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, the head of the Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, Anna...

Thousands of employees from security company G4S will be moved to a US rival that bought its conventional cash handing arm for £660 million.

The United Kingdom cannot have a trade deal akin to the one Canada enjoys with the European Union, the bloc's Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday. Michel Barnier's statement came as...

The United Kingdom cannot have a trade deal akin to the one Canada enjoys with the European Union, the bloc's Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday. Michel Barnier's statement came as...

Revolution Bars has signalled plans to return to expansion in the next financial year as it makes progress with its turnaround plan.

Revolution Bars has signalled plans to return to expansion in the next financial year as it makes progress with its turnaround plan.

Outsourcing giant Serco has cheered reaching “escape velocity” after growing annual revenues for the first time since 2013.

Parties to Iran's nuclear deal made little progress on Wednesday towards saving the agreement, but efforts to ease Tehran's economic pain continued, Reuters reported, citing the delegates. The meeting of...

Scottish Power's chief executive is hoping to attract customers by being straightforward about its green credentials, as 317,000 households left the supplier for rivals last year.

A 61-year-old Brazilian man who travelled to Italy this month has become Latin America's first confirmed case of coronavirus.

Convenience retailer McColl's swung to a loss and suspended its dividend for the past year after it was hit by a £98 million impairment charge.

Brazil on Wednesday confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in Latin America, after a Sao Paulo hospital flagged the possible infection of a 61-year-old man who recently...

The head of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has said it will comply with "whatever directive" is issued by the Government on whether to cancel next week's Ireland vs...

Israel's plan to build new settler homes in a particularly sensitive area of the occupied West Bank would destroy the prospect of a two-state solution, Palestinian FM Riyad al-Maliki said...

A surge in suspected cases of the coronavirus is expected following the decision to extend the list of at-risk countries, Health Minister Simon Harris said today.

A school principal said she was “erring on the side of caution” in asking 28 students and two teachers to stay at home after their return from a mid-term ski...

European Union countries should coordinate their responses to the outbreak of the coronavirus to avoid diverging approaches, the EU's Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Wednesday. Speaking at a joint...

The IRFU have agreed to cancel all of Ireland's Six Nations clashes with Italy in Dublin on Saturday week, following a meeting with Health minister Simon Harris.

Tokyo Olympics organisers and the Japanese government have insisted preparations for this summer's Games are continuing as planned, after a senior member of the International Olympic Committee claimed the event...

A young girl whose cancer diagnosis sparked a global hunt for “some of the rarest blood in the world” is in remission.

Spain's prime minister and the leader of Catalonia are opening formal talks in the hope of resolving the festering political crisis provoked by the region's separatist movement.

Hand sanitiser, air filtering masks, rice, pasta, and cheese are among the necessities Irish people are bulk-buying in fear of the deadly coronavirus infecting Ireland.

Hand sanitiser, air filtering masks, rice, pasta, and cheese are among the necessities Irish people are bulk-buying in fear of the deadly coronavirus infecting Ireland.

Scientists are racing to find a treatment, health crews are scrubbing everything from money to buses, and quarantines are being enforced in places from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg met Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai at Britain's University of Oxford and posed for a photo together on Tuesday.

Flat house prices and surging costs have weighed down on housebuilder Taylor Wimpey's annual profits.

Rival Libyan politicians met on Wednesday for UN-sponsored political talks in Geneva aimed at ending the latest round of fighting over the capital, Tripoli. The resumption of political negotiations, one...

Bosses at coffee giant Nespresso have launched an investigation and promised to increase random checks on its coffee farms after alleged child labour was uncovered.

A 60-year-old Frenchman has died of coronavirus in a Paris hospital, the second virus-related death in France.

Metro Bank has outlined plans to cut costs and more than halve branch openings after it slumped to a hefty annual loss.

The UN envoy Ghassan Salame has handed over to Russia a draft agreement on the stabilization and strengthening of the cessation of hostilities in Libya, according to Moscow. Russian presidential...

South Korea has reported 115 more cases of the new coronavirus, raising its total to 1,261.